Bryan Stevenson is the executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, and a professor of law at New York University Law School. He has won relief for dozens of condemned prisoners, argued five times before the Supreme Court, and won national acclaim for his work challenging bias against the poor and people of color. He has received numerous awards, including the MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant.

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In this young adult adaptation of the acclaimed bestseller
Just Mercy, which the New York Times calls "as
compelling as To Kill a Mockingbird, and in some ways more
so," Bryan Stevenson delves deep into the broken U.S. justice
system, detailing from his personal experience his many challenges
and efforts as a lawyer and social advocate, especially on behalf
of America's most rejected and marginalized people.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A
powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and
a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice—from one
of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time